EIRI-Eretz Israel Records Indexing
(Link off-site)
by the Israel Genealogical Society.
More than 100,000 records and around 20,000 different surnames of individuals
(click on "pdf file" to see records):
- Records from the Ottoman period (Mount of Olives gravestones, 2 Montefiore censuses
British consulate records)
- WW II Records (Refugees in Alexandria, Jewish Legion soldiers, US citizens 1917)
- Records from the British Mandate (1922 British Mandate census, Name changes from
1921-1948 Palestine Gazette, 1929 riot victims, etc.)
For a more complete
extensive bibliography
Malka, Jeffrey S.
Sephardic Genealogy:
Discovering Your Sephardic Ancestors and Their World.
Avotaynu, 2002.
Click here for Table of Contents and to order.
Indispensible. The ONLY comprehensive book for Sephardic Genealogy. --
History, research methods, archives, surnames, maps, bibliography, and more.
Tagger, Mathilde and Kerem, Yitchak
Guidebook for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israel
.
Avotaynu, 2006.
Order from Avotaynu now.
Thorough detailed guide to resources available in Israel. A must before a trip to Israel.
Sack, SallyAnn Amdur
Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Israel
.
Avotaynu, 1995.
Very useful guide to resources available in Israel. A must before a trip to Israel.
Gaon, Moshe David
Yehudei ha-Mizrah be-erets Yisrael.
Jerusalem. 1938.
Vol II is a biographical dictionary of Oriental Jews in Eretz Israel.
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